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Disarmament, peace and development

Title By: Braun, Reiner [Edited by] | Archer, Colin [Edited by] | Breines, Ingeborg [Edited by] | Chatterji, Manas [Edited by] | Skiljan, Amela [Edited by]
Material type: BookSeries: Contributions to conflict management, peace economics and development ;Publisher: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, c2019.Description: xxv, 178 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781787438552Subject(s): Disarmament | Economic development | PeaceDDC classification: 355.033 DI SA Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Excessive military spending reduces the available financial reserves for health, education, and other human needs. For poor countries, it increases poverty, unemployment, and destitution. It also strengthens dictatorial tendencies in politics and acts against democratic values. If we want to achieve peace, eliminate poverty, decrease inequality, and achieve social justice, we should devote all our energies to reducing military spending and using the released resources for economic development. For that, we need a concerted effort to encourage disarmament. This new volume provides reflections and insights from leading public figures and activists who oppose military expenditure in any form. Many of the contributions to this volume were presented as speeches at the 'Disarm! For a Climate of Peace' meeting held in Berlin in 2016, organized by the International Peace Bureau. The volume also includes additional research-oriented chapters to complement the transcripts from the International Peace Bureau meeting.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
Main Collection 		355.033 DI SA (Browse shelf) Available Oct2019 T0062892
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-165) and index.

Excessive military spending reduces the available financial reserves for health, education, and other human needs. For poor countries, it increases poverty, unemployment, and destitution. It also strengthens dictatorial tendencies in politics and acts against democratic values. If we want to achieve peace, eliminate poverty, decrease inequality, and achieve social justice, we should devote all our energies to reducing military spending and using the released resources for economic development. For that, we need a concerted effort to encourage disarmament. This new volume provides reflections and insights from leading public figures and activists who oppose military expenditure in any form. Many of the contributions to this volume were presented as speeches at the 'Disarm! For a Climate of Peace' meeting held in Berlin in 2016, organized by the International Peace Bureau. The volume also includes additional research-oriented chapters to complement the transcripts from the International Peace Bureau meeting.

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